SlideShare.com – upload PPT and it will convert to a Flash file to copy code into wiki, blog, etc.
Check out websites related to podcasting and other Web 2.0 tutorials
New Conversations
Wiki page ahead of conference allowing attendees to post questions ahead
Groups using podcasting to record discussions of groups discussing questions
Blogs then share the information from sessions to be able to report out on learning from conferences
Implication – what about a PD blog with each of us sharing about conference attendance and new learning that relates to CCPS?
Implication: wikis ahead of professional development workshop to allow for input
Constant staff development through connecting through blogs - - connecting one to another (using key words will pull blog posts from others into blog related)
Conference, pd
Web 1.0 was a library – go to to find information
Web 2.0 is a conversation
Video Games in Education presentation – Wikipedia editor
How many uncontested edits can you get into Wikipedia? Most are rejected.
Therefore, quite reliable
Conversation – grows knowledge (example of 4 photos)
Need more professional conversations - - wikis, blogs, etc.
Blogger.com – problem “next blog” randomly selects a blog for viewer (can’t control)
Blog.com – can switch the feature off
Edublogs.org – wordpress software, teacher blogs for free
Will soon allow teachers to set up accounts for students for a fee
Wordpress.org – most popular for bloggers, download open source
Wordpress.com – set up an account and they host the blog for you
Recommended for educators
Epals.com – with blogging tool
Gaggle.net – new blogging tool
Imbee.com – more a social network, controlled by teacher
Local installation like wordpress.com
Edublogs enterprise solution
Classblogmeister.com
Think about what you’ve read and comment
It is a literacy engine.
Students begging teachers for writing assignment – becomes a communication assignment – authentic audience with feedback, becomes a conversation
Writing on paper is for teacher – writing in a blog is for a global audience
Feel part of a global community because they are getting comments from outside US
Kids become responsible to a readership on the Internet – they care about quality of writing
Special needs students – empowers you with your voice.
Wikis –
Wikispaces.com - - free for educators
Pbwiki.com – free up to a certain amount of content
Students are writing chapters of a textbook that will be used for studying on a test
- great movement to online (jigsaw approach)
David Warlick
SlideShare.com – upload PPT and it will convert to a Flash file to copy code into wiki, blog, etc.
Check out websites related to podcasting and other Web 2.0 tutorials
New Conversations
Constant staff development through connecting through blogs - - connecting one to another (using key words will pull blog posts from others into blog related)
Web 1.0 was a library – go to to find information
Web 2.0 is a conversation
Video Games in Education presentation – Wikipedia editor
How many uncontested edits can you get into Wikipedia? Most are rejected.
Therefore, quite reliable
Conversation – grows knowledge (example of 4 photos)
Need more professional conversations - - wikis, blogs, etc.
Blogger.com – problem “next blog” randomly selects a blog for viewer (can’t control)
Blog.com – can switch the feature off
Edublogs.org – wordpress software, teacher blogs for free
Will soon allow teachers to set up accounts for students for a fee
Wordpress.org – most popular for bloggers, download open source
- Wordpress.com – set up an account and they host the blog for you
Recommended for educatorsEpals.com – with blogging tool
Gaggle.net – new blogging tool
Imbee.com – more a social network, controlled by teacher
Local installation like wordpress.com
Edublogs enterprise solution
Classblogmeister.com
Blogging – reading, thinking, writing, reading, thinking, writing
It’s literacy ON FIRE!
Think about what you’ve read and comment
It is a literacy engine.
Students begging teachers for writing assignment – becomes a communication assignment – authentic audience with feedback, becomes a conversation
Writing on paper is for teacher – writing in a blog is for a global audience
Feel part of a global community because they are getting comments from outside US
Kids become responsible to a readership on the Internet – they care about quality of writing
Special needs students – empowers you with your voice.
Wikis –
Wikispaces.com - - free for educators
Pbwiki.com – free up to a certain amount of content
Students are writing chapters of a textbook that will be used for studying on a test
- great movement to online (jigsaw approach)
VoiceThread.com -